Troops Rescue 3 Kidnap Victims In Zamfara, Foil Bandits Attack

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTroops Rescue 3 Kidnap Victims In Zamfara, Foil Bandits Attack

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 15, 2026

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA (JTF NW OPFY), have foiled a terrorist attack in Kaduna State and rescued three kidnapped victims in Zamfara State. According to a statement issued by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force North West, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, said the operations were carried out separately on September 10 and 11, 2026. Danja said the troops of Sector 1 responded to a distress...

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Farm Destruction: Fulani Communities Compensate Farmers With N4.5m

NewsNigeriaFarm Destruction: Fulani Communities Compensate Farmers With N4.5m

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 15, 2026

The Commander of Sector 5 of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) in Bokkos, Plateau State, has facilitated the payment of N4.5 million in compensation to 38 farmers by the Fulani, following an earlier agreement reached on August 19, 2026. It was reported that the Fulani communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of the State have reportedly paid the money following the destruction of farms and crops by herders and their cows in Dambwash, Danbukor, and Fokko villages...

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Uncompleted Hotel in Independence Layout, Enugu Collapse, 4 Injured, and 1 Feared Dead

NewsNigeriaUncompleted Hotel in Independence Layout, Enugu Collapse, 4 Injured, and 1 Feared Dead

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 14, 2026

A four-story building under construction for hotel purposes collapsed on Sunday in Independence Layout, Enugu. According to the security man on site, six men were there, but one left before the collapse. Addressing newsmen, the Executive Chairman of Enugu Capital Territory Development Agency (ECTDA), Mr. Uche Anya, said it was a case of one of the recalcitrant developers who failed to comply with building codes. Anya revealed that although the building was approved in 2021,...

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INEC Can’t Exclude Me From 2027 Presidential Race –  Hashim

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Can’t Exclude Me From 2027 Presidential Race –  Hashim

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 14, 2026

Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, presidential candidate of the Accord Party, has declared that no administrative action by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) can extinguish his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election. Hashim was reacting to his exclusion from the final list of presidential candidates published by INEC, over the weekend. In a statement issued in Abuja, yesterday, Hashim described the development as a matter that remains subject to judicial determination, insisting that he remains the...

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Kogi Govt Approves Reconstruction Of Amuro Community Secondary School

EducationNewsNigeriaKogi Govt Approves Reconstruction Of Amuro Community Secondary School

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)September 14, 2026

The Kogi State Government has approved the complete reconstruction of the Amuro Community Secondary School in Mopamuro Local Government Area of the state. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, noted in a statement on Sunday, that under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, a new Model Secondary School will be constructed to cater for both the Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School sections. He stated that...

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ASUU Threatens Fresh Nationwide Strike

EducationNewsNigeriaASUU Threatens Fresh Nationwide Strike

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 14, 2026

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has threatened to reactivate its suspended nationwide strike if the Federal Government and state governments fail to resolve outstanding issues affecting university lecturers. The union said it could order its members to withdraw their services “without any further notice,” citing the incomplete implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement, unpaid salaries, and unremitted deductions from lecturers’ earnings. ASUU President, Prof Christopher Piwuna, disclosed this in a statement titled Why...

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Osun: DSS Warns of Attacks on Churches, Mosques, Markets

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOsun: DSS Warns of Attacks on Churches, Mosques, Markets

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 14, 2026

The Department of State Services has alerted Muslim and Christian leaders in Osun State to an alleged plan by terrorists to attack places of worship and other crowded locations in an attempt to create insecurity ahead of the 2027 general elections. The warning was issued during separate meetings between DSS officials and leaders of the Muslim community and the Christian Association of Nigeria in Osogbo on Wednesday. The security agency reportedly told the religious leaders...

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Chimamanda Adichie: My Son’s Death Has Changed How I Feel About Nigeria

NewsNigeriaChimamanda Adichie: My Son’s Death Has Changed How I Feel About Nigeria

PilotnewsSeptember 14, 2026

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said the death of her 21-month-old son, Nkanu, has profoundly changed her relationship with Nigeria, saying she no longer wants to return to the country. Adichie made the disclosure in an interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, where she spoke extensively about the death of her son and the ongoing dispute surrounding the circumstances of his treatment at a Lagos hospital. Asked whether Nigeria still felt...

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JAMB Takes Over HND Admissions Nationwide

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Takes Over HND Admissions Nationwide

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 14, 2026

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board will henceforth oversee all Higher National Diploma (HND) admissions in polytechnics, allied institutions, colleges of nursing sciences and colleges of health technology across Nigeria. The National Board for Technical Education disclosed this in a circular dated September 9, 2026, signed by its Executive Secretary, Prof Idris Bugaje, and addressed to rectors and provosts of affected institutions. The directive followed a meeting between the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa,...

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Governor Fintiri, Dangote, others stand in funeral prayer of late Bamanga Tukur  

NewsNigeriaGovernor Fintiri, Dangote, others stand in funeral prayer of late Bamanga Tukur  

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 14, 2026

The remains of the former Governor of the defunct Gongola state, and former National Chairman of PD,Alhaji Bamanga Tukur , who died on Saturday at the age of 90 , were laid to rest in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, after the body was flown in from Abuja on Saturday evening. The funeral prayer was led by the Chief Imam of Modibbo Adama Jumma’at Mosque Yola town, Khadi Ahmadu Bobboi, at the palace of the Lamido Adamawa, Doctor Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu Mustapha Among those who attended the funeral prayer were Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, prominent political office holders, and traditional rulers...

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